June
15
/ 2024
A fascinating new study has revealed a surprising possible source for the presence of autism in the human population. Performing a careful analysis of human genetic variations that have been linked to interbreeding with Neanderthals, researchers have found evidence to suggest that our long-extinct Neanderthal cousins may have given us DNA that contributes somehow to the development of autism. The DNA in question has also been connected to other troublesome traits in humans, including language delay and repression and various types of intellectual disabilities. In an article just published in the journal Molecular Psychiatr y , a team of scientists from Clemson University in South Carolina and Loyola University in New Orleans explain how they were able to discover this
